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 | What is the Environmental Protection Agency? | |
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| The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), established in December 1970 under President Richard Nixon is an agency of the US whose mission is to protect human and environmental health. | |
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| How does the EPA benefit us? | |
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| Well, the EPA strives to protect and conserve the natural environment and improve the health of humans by researching the effects and mandating limits of chemicals and other pollutants. | |
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| What are other important roles the EPA plays in helping preserve our planet? | |
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| The EPA also regulates manufacturing, processing, distribution and use of chemicals and other pollutants. In addition to that, the EPA is also charged with determining safe tolerance levels for chemicals and other pollutants in food, animal feed, and water. | |
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